英语口语大赢家Topic245:竞争 Competiti

高考就快来临了，阿美在准备做最后的冲刺。这不，下课了她还在复习。好朋友古奇劝她早点休息，结果怎样呢？

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Gucci: I've almost finished today's task. I gotta go home and have a good sleep. Oh, I haven't got enough sleep since the beginning of this semester¹.

May: Me too. The college entrance exam is coming. We gotta work harder than ever before, if we want to pass.

Gucci: I don't care about the exam. Are you leaving?

May：No, I gotta stay for a few minutes.

Gucci: But it's getting late. The last bus leaves at 9.m. You will miss it if you don't go now.

May: It's alright. My father is coming to pick me up. I have to memorize these math formulas.

Gucci: Your father has been picking you up everyday since the beginning of this semester, right?

May: Yeah, and my mother takes good care of my daily life, making sure that I eat well and sleep well. My parents have really done a lot for my success in the college entrance exam.

Gucci: What university do you want to go to anyway?

May: I want to go to Tsinghua, It's one of the best universities in China. But it's very hard to get in.

Gucci: I believe you can get in! You are so excellent! And your whole families are working together to support you.

May: Gucci, you don't understand. It's just their hope and support that gives me the pressure. Sometimes I do feel tired and hope they could leave me alone. What if I fail?

Gucci: Don't be silly. You put too much pressure on yourself. Look, you have big dark pouches³.

May: Oh, my gosh! Does it look serious? I didn't sleep until one o'clock last night.

Gucci: What were you doing up so late at night? Sleep-walking?

May: No, I was studying. I always go to bed after one o'clock recently.

Gucci: May, you are burning yourself out. You really need to relax. Don't give yourself too much pressure. I gotta run or I will miss the bus. Bye!

May: Thank you, Gucci. I will. Bye.

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古奇: 今天的任务差不多完成了。我得回家好好睡一觉。自从这个学期开始，我就没有好好睡过觉。

阿美: 我也是。高考马上就要到了，如果我们想通过的话，我们就必须比平时更加努力。

古奇: 我不在乎这个考试。你现在走吗？

阿美: 不，我还得等几分钟。

古奇: 可是很晚了，末班车晚上9点发车。你现在不走的话，就会错过末班车。

阿美: 没关系，爸爸会来接我的。我得把这些数学公式背下来。

古奇: 你爸爸是不是从这学期一开始就每天晚上来接你？

阿美: 是的，我妈妈就负责照顾好我的日常生活，确保我吃得好，睡得好。他们为我能够在高考中取得成功付出了很多。

古奇: 你想去哪所大学？

阿美: 我想去全国最好的大学清华大学，但是很难考上。

古奇: 我相信你能考上。你这么优秀。还有你们全家都在跟你一起并肩作战。

阿美: 古奇，你不明白。正是他们的希望和支持给了我压力。有时候，我感到非常疲倦，只想自己一个人好好静静。如果我考砸了怎么办啊？

古奇: 别说傻话了。你给自己太多的压力了。看你的黑眼圈。

阿美: 噢，天呐！看起来很明显吗？昨天晚上我到1点钟才睡。

古奇: 那么晚才睡，你都干嘛了？梦游？

阿美: 没有，我在学习。最近我总是1点钟以后才睡觉。

古奇: 阿美，你太累了。你需要好好放松。不要给自己太多的压力。我得走了，不然我就赶不上末班车了。再见。

阿美: 谢谢你，古奇，我会的。再见。

经典背诵 Recitation
Gucci: It's getting very late and I have to catch the bus. But May still wants to stay late. She really works⁴ hard because she wants to get into the best university, Tsinghua. That's a tough one. But I believe she can do it, because her whole family is working together to support her.

生词小结
care about 关心

pick sb. up 接人

pressure n. 压力

leave sb. alone 不打扰某人

dark pouch² 黑眼圈

sleep-walking n. 梦游

burn oneself out 耗尽精力

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关于世界名校的词汇

基础词汇

Cambridge University 剑桥大学

Harvard University 哈佛大学

Oxford⁵ University 牛津大学

Princeton University 普林斯顿大学

Stanford University 斯坦福大学

Yale University 耶鲁大学

提高词汇

Cornell University 康奈尔大学

Duke⁶ University 威灵顿大学

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 麻省理工学院

St. John's University 圣约翰大学

University of Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚大学

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I want to go to ( ).

[例] Harvard University 哈佛大学

孩子读 I want to go to Harvard University. 我想去哈佛大学。

1 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

2 pouch   

n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件

参考例句：

• He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
• The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。

3 pouches   

n.（放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的）小袋( pouch的名词复数 )；（袋鼠等的）育儿袋；邮袋；（某些动物贮存食物的）颊袋

参考例句：

• Pouches are a peculiarity of marsupials. 腹袋是有袋动物的特色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Under my eyes the pouches were heavy. 我眼睛下的眼袋很深。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

5 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

6 duke   

n.公爵

参考例句：

• His grandfather was a royal duke.他的祖父是王室公爵。
• The duke was the king's most trusted adviser.公爵是国王最信赖的顾问。